Somehow, Andy got a four day break for MLK day. I'm not really sure how it happened, and I'm really not sure how I didn't even realized that he had the break until January 2nd, but it kind of goes like this. Every week they send all the kids' papers home in their Monday Folder. This includes notes from the teachers, notes from the PTA, upcoming events, graded homework, anything and everything the teachers or school wants the parents to have. They only send stuff home once a week, in the Monday Folder, so when it comes there is usually a lot of stuff in it.
On January 2nd I happened to actually look at the information in the Monday Folder and read the upcoming events/important dates section a little more carefully than normal. So the conversation between Charlie and me went something like this:
Me: Huh, Andy has January 16th off from school. Hey, he's also got the 17th off.
Charlie: Where do you want to go?
Me: Disney World
Yes, it was that fast. That is the joy of flight benefits, the ability to go anywhere on such little notice. The thing that someday, if and when Charlie ever leaves the airline industry, we will miss most of all. I had been wanting to go to Disney one more time before Amanda wasn't free anymore, and time was running out. Yes, we still had about six months, but spring break would start soon and you don't want to go then, and then it would be summer and you really don't want to go then. So it was pretty much now or never. So we went.
We spent our first day there doing nothing in particular. We did not go to a park. We played mini golf, we had a fancy lunch, and we shopped. It was relaxing and relatively enjoyable. The next day Charlie and Andy went to Universal Studios to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and I took the girls to the Magic Kingdom. We stood in line to see tons of characters, but it was what the girls wanted to do. Amanda loved the animals - Mickey, Minnie, Winnie the Pooh - but did not like any of the people - Tinkerbell, Snow White, Cinderella. I think generally it's the other way around, but to each his own. We watched a show or two, saw the parade and went on a few rides and overall the girls had a great time.
The last day we all went to the Magic Kingdom together. We went on a few more rides, had some yummy snacks and just hung out. We didn't stay too late, but still had fun. Hopefully creating good memories for our kids.
Why do we go so often? First of all, I like it. Charlie doesn't like it that much but goes because he loves me. Second, the kids are only going to want to go for so long. We have plenty of time to go other places, but not as long to go here. Finally, it's the most magical place on Earth. Who wouldn't want to go?
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